86. EXPLORING STRUCTURAL RACISM & HEALTH DISPARITIES: AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

AbstractThe role of engineers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in the elimination of health disparities, while not always visible, has important implications for the attainment of impactful solutions. The design skills, systems approach, and innovative mindset that engineers bring all have the potential to combat crises in novel and impactful ways. When a disparities lens is applied, a lens that views gaps in access, resources, and care, the engineering solutions are bound to be more robust and equitable. The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Black community and other communities of color is linked to inequities in health rooted in a centuries long structural racism. Engineers working collaboratively with physicians and healthcare providers are poised to close equity gaps and strengthen the collective response to COVID-19 and future pandemics.

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Naming the Problem: Publishing Trends within in Urology on Race, Health Disparities and Structural Racism

Urology ◽

10.1016/j.urology.2021.07.048 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Adrien N. Bernstein ◽

Ruchika Talwar ◽

Cheyenne Williams ◽

Andres Correa ◽

Brandon Mahal

Keyword(s):

Health Disparities ◽

Structural Racism

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LIVING AUTISM: AN IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

ICERI2016 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/iceri.2016.0609 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Steffi De Martino ◽

Foaad Haddod ◽

Vince Briffa ◽

Vanessa Camilleri ◽

Alexiei Dingli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Learning Experience ◽

Immersive Learning

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The Future of Immersive Instructional Design for the Global Knowledge Economy

Web-Based and Blended Educational Tools and Innovations ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2023-0.ch008 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 115-135

Author(s):

Lia DiBello ◽

Whit Missildine

Keyword(s):

Instructional Design ◽

Virtual Worlds ◽

Knowledge Economy ◽

Second Life ◽

Global Economy ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Global Knowledge ◽

Immersive Learning ◽

High Level ◽

And Training

Instructional design has not kept pace with the growth of the globalized knowledge economy. In the area of project management, a volatile global economy requires immersive learning and training exercises targeted to expert learners that have not yet been widely adopted. The authors developed a 16-hour, immersive collective learning experience for mid- to high-level project managers. The exercise was carried out in the Second Life Virtual Worlds platform and aimed to accelerate learning among participants. In addition, the authors tested a number of questions about the capacity of Virtual Worlds to be used for running complex, immersive learning and training. Results indicate that participants experienced high levels of engagement with exercise and, in the second iteration, were able to achieve goals within the exercise. Various technological breakdowns pointed to both the downsides as well as the opportunities for Virtual Worlds to be used for immersive rehearsal engagements.

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There Is Nothing to See. Or Is There?

Recent Tools for Computer- and Mobile-Assisted Foreign Language Learning - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1097-1.ch008 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 170-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Josef Buchner ◽

Julia Weißenböck

Keyword(s):

Augmented Reality ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Project Work ◽

Digital Content ◽

Immersive Learning ◽

Digital Skills ◽

Large Audience

Augmented Reality has the potential of transforming teaching. By applying this technology themselves, students progress from consumers of technology to producers of their own digital content, and they can make it available to a large audience and create an immersive learning experience. After a language trip to Scotland, teachers and two classes of 17-year-old students from a school in Salzburg, Austria, decided to present the outcome of their project work from their stay abroad in a more interactive and innovative way. Instead of inviting parents and friends to an evening of PowerPoint, the students designed AR posters and visitors were invited to an interactive gallery walk during which they had the chance to explore thematic posters related to Scotland. While at first glance the posters seem rather bland, digital content, which the students produced, opens up by scanning the pictures on the poster with a special AR app. This project successfully combines language and digital skills and has shown to motivate students to engage even deeper with their topic.

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Health Disparities in Black Patients with Severe Mental Illness and the Role of Structural Racism

Psychiatric Annals ◽

10.3928/00485713-20201007-01 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 50 (11) ◽

pp. 483-488

Author(s):

Uzoamaka Asonye ◽

Nicholas Apping ◽

Leonardo V. Lopez ◽

Dennis M. Popeo

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Health Disparities ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Structural Racism ◽

Black Patients

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The Future of Immersive Instructional Design for the Global Knowledge Economy

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies ◽

10.4018/jwltt.2011070102 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 14-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lia DiBello ◽

Whit Missildine

Keyword(s):

Instructional Design ◽

Virtual Worlds ◽

Knowledge Economy ◽

Second Life ◽

Global Economy ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Global Knowledge ◽

Immersive Learning ◽

High Level ◽

And Training

Instructional design has not kept pace with the growth of the globalized knowledge economy. In the area of project management, a volatile global economy requires immersive learning and training exercises targeted to expert learners that have not yet been widely adopted. The authors developed a 16-hour, immersive collective learning experience for mid- to high-level project managers. The exercise was carried out in the Second Life Virtual Worlds platform and aimed to accelerate learning among participants. In addition, the authors tested a number of questions about the capacity of Virtual Worlds to be used for running complex, immersive learning and training. Results indicate that participants experienced high levels of engagement with exercise and, in the second iteration, were able to achieve goals within the exercise. Various technological breakdowns pointed to both the downsides as well as the opportunities for Virtual Worlds to be used for immersive rehearsal engagements.

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Structural Racism and Health Disparities

The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics ◽

10.1177/1073110520958876 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 518-526 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ruqaiijah Yearby

Keyword(s):

Health Disparities ◽

Social Factors ◽

Racial Health Disparities ◽

Structural Racism ◽

Access To Resources ◽

Racial Inequalities ◽

Root Cause ◽

The Government

The government recognizes that social factors cause racial inequalities in access to resources and opportunities that result in racial health disparities. However, this recognition fails to acknowledge the root cause of these racial inequalities: structural racism. As a result, racial health disparities persist.

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